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Cold Weather Advisory, District of Columbia

Moderate

Wind chills as low as 8 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 8 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Ended Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Issued
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Updated

Places in this advisory

How much

Wind chill
As low as 8 below zero

Map

Map of District of Columbia with this advisory The Cold Weather Advisory covers Washington. I-97I-495I-66I-595I-270WashingtonMARYLANDVIRGINIA10 mi I-97I-495I-66I-595WashingtonMARYLANDVIRGINIA10 mi I-97I-495I-66WashingtonMARYLANDVIRGINIA20 mi I-97I-495WashingtonMARYLANDVIRGINIA20 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 8 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 8 below zero expected.
Where
Portions of DC, central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern and western Virginia.
When
For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 in the morning this morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 in the evening this evening to 11 in the morning Thursday.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 8 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Additional details
Additional Cold Weather Headlines are expected at times through the end of the week as the region remains in an Arctic airmass.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 28, 2026
  2. Extended to Thursday, 11 in the morning. January 28, 2026
  3. Area expanded. January 27, 2026
  4. Area expanded. January 27, 2026
  5. Cold Weather Advisory issued for Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. January 27, 2026